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Arrival Yangon by flight.
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Welcoming at airport and transfer to hotel.
Sightseeing the highlights of Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda and National
Museum will give a brief image of Myanmar. |
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Overnight at Yangon. |
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Early morning breakfast and transfer to airport.
Take the morning flight to Mandalay .Transfer
from Mandalay airport to PyinOoLwin (46 miles / 2 Hours).
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Sightseeing Pyin-Oo-Lwin and its environs.
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Overnight at PyinOoLwin. |
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Early morning at 08:30, set out a sightseeing day
trip to Gok-Hteik Viaduct which is 42 miles by the train ride from
PyinOoLwin railways station. |
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Gok-Hteik Viaduct is 300 feet high spanning across
the gorge is highlight of this trip. One drawback is, it is not
allowed to take pictures while crossing the bridge. But there are 5
spots to take the pictures of this great bridge before crossing the
bridge and 2 more chances after passing by. At one time it was a
highest viaduct in the world. |
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Lunch on the train, lunch baskets will be arranged
with the hotel. Disembark the train at Naung-Peng. On the way back
from Gok-Hteik Viaduct by car there is a particular spot where you
can view the great viaduct. Here cameras are not restricted. When
crossing the gorge by train, it is from high up but when return by
car the road is down below the valley by a small bridge. Continue
sightseeing at PyinOoLwin for the remaining afternoon. |
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Overnight at Pyin-Oo-Lwin. |
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Take a car ride
back to Mandalay. |
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Continue sightseeing Mandalay
highlights. |
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Overnight at
Mandalay. |
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| Day 5: |
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Take the flight
to Putao from Mandalay. |
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Transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit to
Mola-shidi Bridge which is 9 miles south of Putao. Sightseeing Lisu
village of Mola-shidi on the way back. |
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Overnight at
Putao. |
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| Day 6: |
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Morning, take a 14 miles trip to small
town of Ma-chan-baw. En route a Rawang tribe village can be visited
and observed. Afternoon, take a 9 miles car ride to Hta-wah-dam
village, which is situated on the West bank of Mae-li-kha River.
Cross the river by motorized small boat to the east bank. Walking
along the east bank for 1000 meter (5 furlongs) will reach
Kaung-mu-lon Pagoda of Khamti Shan tribe. |
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Overnight at
Putao. |
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| Day 7: |
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Morning, sightseeing around Putao.
Take the flight to Myitkyina, principal city of
Kachin State. Visit to confluence of two rivulets, Mae-li-kha
and Mae-kha, where the River Irrawaddy is formed. Confluence is 27
miles / one hour from Myitkyina; it is suggestible to set out to
Confluence before checking in at hotel to catch the day light, if
possible. |
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Overnight at
Myitkyina. |
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| Day 8: |
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Continue sightseeing in Myitkyina for
the morning. Take the flight to Bhamo from
Myitkyina. Welcoming at the airport. At evening, strolling
around the town and visiting Shwe-Kyee-Narr Pagoda. |
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Overnight at
Bhamo. |
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| Day 9: |
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Take a river boat
down stream River Aye-yar-wa-dy. |
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Through out this river passage, it is
arranged to serve full board meal which will be inclusive in Tour
price. Near Sin-hkan (17miles from Bhamo), the boat passes through
tall gorges of Second Irrawaddy Defile. Shore sightseeing at Shwe-Gu.
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Overnight on
board, near Shwe-Gu. |
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| Day 10: |
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Continue boat
riding on The River Aye-yar-wa-dy. |
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Shore sightseeing at Katha (setting
town of George Orwell's Burmese Days). Near Katha is one riverside
timber workers' habitat, where elephant riding will be arranged,
worksite is inland thus we may have to choose not to visit that far.
Sailing down the river to Inn-Ywa where tributary Shwe-Li River
merged into Irrawaddy. |
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Overnight on
board near Inn-Ywa (100 miles from Bhamo). |
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| Day 11: |
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Continue the
river cruising with shore sightseeing at Ta-gaung (one ancient
city of Myanmar, in fact it is the earliest city-state kingdom
historically recorded). Expect to arrive Kyauk-Myaung by the
nightfall. Shore sightseeing at Kyauk-Myaung. |
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Overnight on
board near Kyauk-Myaung. |
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| Day 12: |
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Landed at
Mandalay and transfer to hotel. Expected time of arrival at
Mandalay is 11:00~12:00. Sightseeing at Mandalay for the afternoon.
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Overnight at
Mandalay. |
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| Day 13: |
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Mandalay to
Yangon by morning flight. |
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Transfer to hotel. Sightseeing
highlights of Yangon. |
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Overnight at
Yangon. |
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| Day 14: |
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Early morning breakfast and take a car
ride to Kyauk-tan and Syriam, the satellite towns of Yangon. Visit
the Village of National Races where traditional habitats are
displayed, in spite of artificiality it is good place to observe the
traditional utensils, building styles, pattern of adornments and
especially the merging and uniqueness of each style among major Asian
trends. Set out to Kyauktan by car. Sightseeing monumental relics
from ancient Mon kingdoms and serene agro-based Myanmar rural
surrounding which is about to merge into Yangon metropolis. Lunch at
Thanlyin. Sightseeing Thanlyin, one of a Myanmar trading seaport
dated back to 15th century. Afternoon drive back to Yangon. Leisure
at Hotel. Transfer to Yangon International Airport. |
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Departure Yangon
by the evening flight. |
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